Pressurized reservoir core sample transfer tool system
US11773675B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for transferring at least one subterranean core sample under pressure can include a retrieval vessel that collects and houses the at least one subterranean core sample at a sampling pressure at which the at least one subterranean core is collected. The system can also include a linear actuator that couples to the retrieval vessel through a valve in the open position at a first time, where the linear actuator facilitates removal of at least one pressure barrier from the retrieval vessel through the valve at the first time while maintaining the sampling pressure of the at least one subterranean sample. The system can further include a testing vessel that couples to the linear actuator through the valve in the open position at a second time, and a hydraulic device that facilitates pressurizing the testing vessel to the sampling pressure at the second time.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.